Note: This consensus conference, organized by the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, was held in Vienna, Austria, on 23–24 October 2008. These consensus recommendations are endorsed by the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, the Asian Pacific Society of Digestive Endoscopy, and the European Association for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy. Since the consensus conference, the following professional societies have reviewed and also endorsed the recommendations: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Hong Kong Society of Digestive Endoscopy, Italian Society of Digestive Endoscopy, Asociación Española de Gastroenterología, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en el Área temática de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, and Sociedad de Gastroenterologia del Uruguay.

Acknowledgment: The authors thank Pauline Lavigne for editorial assistance; Anoush Rhazzagi, Alexandra Shingina, and Aurélie Fichet for research assistance; and Sandra Daniels and Andres Gardeazabal for organization of the consensus conference.

Grant Support: By the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology; European Association for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy; Asian Pacific Society of Digestive Endoscopy; and Institute of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Nutrition (of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research), and at-arms-length contributions to these societies from AstraZeneca Mölndal, Abbott Canada, and Olympus Canada.

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